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The more I think about the car and the more I drive it, the more I like it. I now think of it as luxury compact at a give away price. The notion came up in a Tesla forum that said the Tesla Model 3 supposedly in 2017 for 35K was targeting the BMW 3 series which is called a luxury compact by these sites that let you compare 3 or 4 cars of your choice.
http://tinyurl.com/ln5ua3z
I posted I thought the Model 3 was competing more with the i3, egolf, leaf, bolt etc. But now I'm thinking the egolf comes closest to comparison with the BMW 328i and whatever the Tesla Model 3 luxury car would be. When you look at the egolf SEL, it's fully loaded. CCS charging, leather like seats, led lights, heated seats, cruise control, parking assist, partially powered seats, heated windshield, 5 passenger seating, SIRI radio, alloy wheels, 5 levels of regen, free roadside assist, 3 years of free car-net, etc. I can't see any features on the 328i not on the egolf. To me, the egolf drives and feels as good and better than bmw or mercedes. A similarly configured 328i is 44,000. At 27,000 after the tax rebate, vw should be selling 100k of these, not a few hundred a month in the US although I realize its only currently available in the carb states.
Ron
http://tinyurl.com/ln5ua3z
I posted I thought the Model 3 was competing more with the i3, egolf, leaf, bolt etc. But now I'm thinking the egolf comes closest to comparison with the BMW 328i and whatever the Tesla Model 3 luxury car would be. When you look at the egolf SEL, it's fully loaded. CCS charging, leather like seats, led lights, heated seats, cruise control, parking assist, partially powered seats, heated windshield, 5 passenger seating, SIRI radio, alloy wheels, 5 levels of regen, free roadside assist, 3 years of free car-net, etc. I can't see any features on the 328i not on the egolf. To me, the egolf drives and feels as good and better than bmw or mercedes. A similarly configured 328i is 44,000. At 27,000 after the tax rebate, vw should be selling 100k of these, not a few hundred a month in the US although I realize its only currently available in the carb states.
Ron